Bridging the Cyberspace Gap: Washington and Silicon Valley

Abstract

One of the defining characteristics of the cyber domain is the dominance of the private sector. The majority of critical networks are privately owned and operated; more than 90 percent of American military and intelligence communications travel over privately owned backbone telecommunications networks. Many of the most talented hackers are in the private sector, and private security firms such as CrowdStrike, FireEye, and Cylance have taken an increasingly large public role in tracing cyber attacks tonation-states and other perpetrators. In addition, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Facebook, IBM, Intel,and other companies drive innovation and the deployment of new technologies, especially in cutting-edge areas like artificial intelligence. For these reasons, strong ties to the technology sector are central to the U.S.Governments (USG) pursuit of its economic, diplomatic, and military strategic interests in cyberspace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2017
Accession Number
AD1044745

Entities

People

  • Adam Segal

Organizations

  • Council on Foreign Relations

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Civil Rights
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Internet
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Online Communications
  • Operating Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • United States

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Cyber